Passio

A newly staged oratorio that deals with today’s stories of the sacrificial acts, suffrage, and cultural resurrection of feminine figures

In an age where gender politics are openly discussed, relating to God as “He” and Jesus as a “son”, can feel difficult to relate to. The biblical female figures who surrounded Jesus had false reputations placed on them by male heads of church as a form of oppression and control.

Using the framework of a Passion story, personal accounts make up Passio's libretto through a less Eurocentric lens and with a more democratic creation approach. Musical backgrounds include jazz, blues, Karnatik, Morrocan, experimental and early classical. The result comes from the bottom of our hearts as many genders face the fine line of losing personal freedoms, even today.
 

Credits

Concept: Maribeth Diggle & Lucie de Saint Vincent
Direction | soprano: Maribeth Diggle
Composition | piano: Lucie de Saint Vincent
Saxophone: Alejandra Borzyk
Viola da gamba: Tina Chancey
Percussion: Rajna Swaminathan
Blues vocals: Joyce Scott
Morrocan vocals: Laïla Amezian
Dramaturgy: Tim Nelson